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John Rentoul answers your Farage questions: ‘Reform voters aren’t unreasonable – they’re desperate’
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Nigel Farage is back in the spotlight, and Reform’s dramatic rise in the polls has sparked fresh debate — and aContinue Reading
Chimpanzees can ‘catch’ yawns even from robots – leaving scientists perplexed
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Chimpanzees can “catch” yawns from an android robot imitating human facial expressions, according to a new study that raises more questionsContinue Reading
Richard Tice defends ‘free speech’ after Reform UK chairman quits | News
Richard Tice has defended a Reform UK MP’s call for a burqa ban, after party chairman Zia Yusuf branded the argument “dumb” and quit. Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Friday (6 June), Mr Tice said: “What you should be able to do in a democracy, in a world of freeContinue Reading
Sports Direct ‘ripping off’ customers with misleading deals
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Novak Djokovic risks angering Carlos Alcaraz as star slams umpire
Novak Djokovic has risked angering Carlos Alcaraz by claiming Jannik Sinner has been the best player in the world in recent years. Djokovic will take on Sinner in the French Open semi-finals this evening but could then find himself up against Alcaraz in the showpiece match on Sunday. “Jannik isContinue Reading
Scottish Labour wins Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election as SNP and Reform suffer shock defeat
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Scottish Labour pulled off a surprise victory in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election, in a result that reconfigures the politicalContinue Reading
Disney composer Alan Menken: ‘I won my first Oscar, then Howard Ashman told me he was dying’
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free You wouldn’t clock Alan Menken on the street. The composer – spiky grey hair, crinkledContinue Reading
‘Vast Majority’ of new homes will have solar panels, says Miliband
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First cases of Covid variant NB.1.8.1 detected in England as virus spreads across UK
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The first cases of a new Covid-19 variant have been detected in England as the virus spreads across Britain, the UK’sContinue Reading
Downing Street ‘exploring plan for digital ID cards’
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